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Translingual
Han character
刷 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀 +6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 尸月中弓 (SBLN ), four-corner 72200 , composition ⿰𡰯 刂 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 139 , character 9
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1964
Dae Jaweon: page 316, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 337, character 5
Unihan data for U+5237
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
涮
*sroːns
刷
*sroːd, *srod
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *sroːd, *srod ): semantic 刂 ( “ knife ” ) + phonetic 𡰯 . It represents the act of shaving something flat with a knife, and by extension, is used to convey the meanings of "to scrape" or "to print."
References
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s(u/i)t ( “ to wipe, sweep, rub, scrub ” ) (STEDT). Cognate with Tibetan བཤུད ( bshud , “ to wipe ” ) , Burmese သုတ် ( sut , “ idem ” ) (though STEDT mistakenly puts down 恤 (OC *sqʰʷiɡ , “to sympathize, compensate”) for the Chinese character instead).
Pronunciation 1
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : shuā (shua1 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄕㄨㄚ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : sua2
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : caat3 / caat3-2
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : cat1 / cat1-4*
Gan (Wiktionary ) : sot6
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : sot
(Hailu , HRS ) : sod
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : sod5
Jin (Wiktionary ) : suah4
Northern Min (KCR ) : sŏ
Eastern Min (BUC ) : sáuk
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): suah6 / suoh6
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : soat / seh / serh / soa / soah / sóa
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : suêh4
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : suag4
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 7 seq
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : xya6
Mandarin
Cantonese
Gan
Hakka
Jin
Northern Min
Eastern Min
Puxian Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , General Taiwanese )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Zhangzhou , General Taiwanese )
(Hokkien : Quanzhou )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , General Taiwanese )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Zhangzhou )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Zhangzhou )
Note :
soat - literary;
seh/serh, soa, soah, sóa - vernacular.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
刷
刷
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
shuā
shuā
Middle Chinese
‹ srjwet ›
‹ srwæt ›
Old Chinese
/*rt/ (dialect: retains MC srj-)
/*rt/
English
brush (v.)
brush (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
刷
刷
Reading #
1/2
2/2
No.
11920
11921
Phonetic component
刷
刷
Rime group
月
月
Rime subdivision
3
3
Corresponding MC rime
刷
㕞
Old Chinese
/*sroːd/
/*srod/
Definitions
刷
brush ( tool )
牙刷 ― yáshuā ― toothbrush
( transitive ) to brush ; to scrub ; to clean with a brush
刷 牙 ― shuā yá ― to brush one's teeth
刷 碗 ― shuā wǎn ― to wash the dishes
( transitive ) to paint with a brush
( colloquial , transitive ) to eliminate
( transitive ) to swipe (a card , etc.); to scan
刷 信用卡 ― shuā xìnyòngkǎ ― to swipe a credit card
刷 臉/ 刷 脸 ― shuā liǎn ― to scan one's face
「嘀 ——」刷 門卡 的 聲音 ,老師 探 出 頭 來 :「早 點 睡覺 啊 。」 「嘀 ——」刷 门卡 的 声音 ,老师 探 出 头 来 :「早 点 睡觉 啊 。」 From: 2018 August, 张雨笛 (Zhang Yudi), 我在建兰的一天 , in 吴丹青 (Wu Danqing), chief editor, 《七年级课堂同步作文》 , Shanghai: 上海社会科学院出版社 , →ISBN , page 206“dí —” shuā ménkǎ de shēngyīn, lǎoshī tàn chū tóu lái: “Zǎo diǎn shuìjiào a.” (please add an English translation of this usage example)
( chiefly Mainland China , neologism , colloquial , transitive ) to browse through (updates on social media etc.); to flip through
刷 手機 / 刷 手机 ― shuā shǒujī ― to check one's phone (for updates on social media etc.)
這 部 電視劇 太 好看 了 !我 已經 開始 四 刷 了 ! 这 部 电视剧 太 好看 了 !我 已经 开始 四 刷 了 ! Zhè bù diànshìjù tài hǎokàn le! Wǒ yǐjīng kāishǐ sì shuā le! This television drama is so good! I have already begun to watch through it for the fourth time!
( colloquial , transitive ) to write ; to finish (a massive quantity of works)
刷 題/ 刷 题 ― shuā tí ― to do a large number of exam questions
晚輔 在 我 刷 作業 的 忙碌 中 結束 ,我 背 著 書包 回到 寢室 。 晚辅 在 我 刷 作业 的 忙碌 中 结束 ,我 背 着 书包 回到 寝室 。 From: 2018 August, 张雨笛 (Zhang Yudi), 我在建兰的一天 , in 吴丹青 (Wu Danqing), chief editor, 《七年级课堂同步作文》 , Shanghai: 上海社会科学院出版社 , →ISBN , page 206Wǎnfǔ zài wǒ shuā zuòyè de mánglù zhōng jiéshù, wǒ bèizhe shūbāo huídào qǐnshì. (please add an English translation of this usage example)
( computing , transitive ) to flash
刷 固件 ― shuā gùjiàn ― to flash the firmware
( video games , transitive ) to grind
刷 錢 / 刷 钱 ― shuā qián ― to grind for money
( video games , transitive ) to spawn
刷 車 器 / 刷 车 器 ― shuā chē qì ― car spawn er
Synonyms
免 免除 ( miǎnchú ) 削 ( literary, or in compounds ) 削除 ( xuēchú ) 去掉 ( qùdiào ) 去除 ( qùchú ) 報銷 / 报销 ( bàoxiāo ) ( figurative, humorous ) 屏除 ( bǐngchú ) 廓清 ( kuòqīng ) 打掉 ( dǎdiào ) 掃 / 扫 排解 ( páijiě ) 掃除 / 扫除 ( sǎochú ) ( figurative ) 排除 ( páichú ) 摒除 ( bìngchú ) 撤 ( chè ) 撤除 ( chèchú ) 消 ( xiāo ) 消弭 ( xiāomǐ ) ( literary ) 消解 ( xiāojiě ) 消釋 / 消释 ( xiāoshì ) ( figurative ) 消除 ( xiāochú ) 淘汰 ( táotài ) 清洗 ( qīngxǐ ) ( figurative ) 清除 ( qīngchú ) 破 ( pò ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 破壞 / 破坏 ( pòhuài ) 破除 ( pòchú ) 祛除 ( qūchú ) 罷 / 罢 翦落 ( jiǎnluò ) ( literary ) 肅清 / 肃清 ( sùqīng ) 蕩 / 荡 ( dàng ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 解釋 / 解释 ( jiěshì ) ( archaic ) 解除 ( jiěchú ) 鋤 / 锄 ( chú ) 鏟除 / 铲除 ( chǎnchú ) 除 除去 ( chúqù ) 除忒 ( Hakka ) 除掉 ( chúdiào ) 除開 / 除开 ( chúkāi ) 革除 ( géchú ) 驅散 / 驱散 ( qūsàn ) 驅走 / 驱走 ( qūzǒu ) 驅除 / 驱除 ( qūchú )
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
刷
( dialectal ) to pick ; to choose
Compounds
References
^ Luce, G. H. (1981 ) “-UT Finals (22. to Wipe)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan , London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN , page 51
Japanese
Kanji
刷
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji )
painting
print
brush
Readings
Korean
Hanja
刷 (eum 쇄 ( swae ) )
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Vietnamese
Han character
刷 : Hán Nôm readings: xoát , loát , loạt , loét , nhoét , soát
brush ; rinse
polish